Multiple Myth #27

“One baby crying will not disturb the other baby.”
Perhaps in someone else’s house, but not in mine.
Right now we are going on day/night #10 of no sleep in our house. Between the night terrors, the teething, and the new seperation anxiety phase at least one of the two is up screaming some time between the [...]

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A new kind of outing

I’ve always been a big fan of getting out of the house with the babies. From the time mine were about two weeks old, we’ve been taking walks and going to new mom groups. I tried to balance the need for fresh air with the whole preemie/germ thing, but thankfully it was late [...]

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Ask the Moms, part 11 - schedules and visitors

A quick post today for Ashley, who asked a related question to last week’s post on scheduling.  Once you’ve decided to be the schedule nut, how do you get family and friends on board? Especially when guests are visiting from out of town, or when you’re a guest in someone else’s home. A question near [...]

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Ask the Moms, part 10 - schedules

A reader asked through our Features page to talk about the importance of keeping twins on a schedule. While a consistent routine is important for all infants and children, I would argue that the reason it’s even more important with multiples is for mommy’s sake.
Let’s back up just a little and talk about routines [...]

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Ask the Moms, part 8 - Sleeping through the night

From the early days of round-the-clock feedings, you dream about it: “someday,” you think. “Someday, my kids with sleep through the night.” It feels like it will never happen. Your small, incomprehensible babies seem to think midnight to 4AM is prime party-time. And then, they start to slowly figure it out. [...]

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